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Photo Credit: USDA HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM www.healthyfoodinhealthcare.org Mission: To transform the health sector worldwide, without compromising patient safety or care, so that it becomes ecologically sustainable and a leading advocate for environmental health and justice. Health Care Without Harm’s national Healthy Food in Health Care program harnesses the purchasing power and expertise of the health care sector to advance the development of a sustainable food system. Metrics Project Summary: To date, HCWH metrics have focused on traditional process indicators with a focus on local and sustainable foods as well as meats raised without the routine use of non-therapeutic antibiotics. This information has been collected through a national survey, implemented every other year. In addition to data collection with the health care sector, HCWH works with cross-sector partners at the regional and national levels to align our metrics with those being used in the college and K-12 sectors. To this end, the New England HFHC Team is a member of the FINE metrics advisory board. At the national level, we are working with Real Food Challenge and School Food Focus to align metrics. In 2016, we started developing a national strategy to consistently and reliably capture procurement data from the health care sector. We are doing so in coordination with our sister organization Practice Green Health. We also aim to develop impact indicators and a strategy for data collection in order to help demonstrate the impact of these shifting procurement patterns. What does it mean for farmer viability? For ecological health? For public health? JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR A LIVABLE FUTURE http://mdfoodsystemmap.org www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/ johns-hopkins-center-for-a-livable-future/index.html Mission: The Maryland Food System Map Project is a project of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. The project provides space for users to look at different parts of the food system geographically and offers resources to help discover opportunities and inform activities aimed at strengthening the system. The project strives to unite food systems data from disparate sources; to develop and grow the body of food systems data in Maryland; and to support our partners in their work to create an equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically viable food system in Maryland. Metrics Project Summary: Institutions play an important role in the food system as large purchasers and servers of food to Maryland residents. In 2014, the project developed and disseminated surveys to universities and hospitals in Maryland to collect data on the economic impact of purchasing local foods by major institutions. We created two-page briefs describing the results and made datasets available to our users. In 2016, we are continuing this data collection and — since they are key players in the institutional food chain — we are adding food distributors to the mix. By collecting and growing the data available on Maryland institutional food purchasing, both overall and locally sourced foods, the project will provide a rich dataset and case studies useful to our partners in planning and advocating for farm-to-institution policy and growth.

MISSOURI FARM TO TABLE agriculture.mo.gov/abd/financial/farmtotable.php Mission: (1) Allow institutions to more easily incorporate locally grown agricultural products into their cafeteria offerings, salad bars, and vending machines; (2) Allow institutions to work with food service providers to ensure greater use of locally grown agricultural products by developing standardized contract language for food service contracts. Metrics Project Summary: The Missouri Farm to Table Task Force is a collaboration of agriculture, public health, elementary education, university extension, corrections, military and state commodity buyers. The task force was expanded by a Senate bill in 2016 that changed the focus in Missouri from Farm to School to Farm to Table. The program goal is for participating institutions to use 10% of their food budgets specifically on Missouri product purchasing. To date, the only metrics available for the project are derived from the USDA Farm to School Census. Over the next two years, the task force plans to evaluate the possibilities of network expansion, as well as understand how farm to table will be measured by the different institutions. Work has begun on a seasonal harvest campaign, relevant certification initiatives and an increased presence in an online procurement system. YOUR ORGANIZATION HERE! The National Farm to Institution Metrics Collaborative is an open group that welcomes new members. If you’re interested in joining or learning more about us, contact Nessa Richman from Farm to Institution New England at nessa@farmtoinst.org. Photo Credit: Franklin Pierce University